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| SVEN-Goran Eriksson will not bat an eyelid if the Blues become the first ever Premier League side to qualify for Europe through the Fair Play League - twice!
Although the more conventional route into Europe is still open to an inconsistent City side, they are now strong favourites to get into the UEFA Cup through the back door just as they did under Kevin Keegan.
And Eriksson insists that it is just fine by him so long as his stars don't start to think they are already on holiday and still put in maximum effort from now until the end of the season.
"I think we can still qualify through Intertoto or Fair Play but we cannot do much about the latter except behave when we are on the pitch. I think it depends on whether England is the top country. I will take getting into European competition any way we can.
"What we can do is play better than we did last week against Birmingham. The players are not on holiday yet. They have a lot of hard work to do."
At the moment England top the European Fair Play table with a score of 8.117 but are only marginally ahead of Norway who lie second on 8.113. If it remains that way on the closing date of April 30 then an additional UEFA Cup slot comes the Premier League's way.
Domestically, the Blues lie sixth in the Premier League Fair Play ranking but all five teams above them - United, Spurs, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton - look sure to already be Europe bound.
Eriksson's side average 8.28 points ahead of Wigan (8.23) and Reading (8.20) in the battle to clinch England's nomination.
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| | | Posted 03/04/2008 17:02:33 | |
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| I'd love to get in by the back door.
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| | | Posted 03/04/2008 17:06:33 | |
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| I read that this morning. It's fine by me too. Take it any which way you can, that's what I say.
Yes, all right.. Christ Almighty! It's like walking down a corridor and answering the door in Nazi Germany! |
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| | | Posted 03/04/2008 18:00:59 | |
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| | Another trip to a shite stadium against dodgy opposition by way of a dodgy qualification? Bring it on
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| | | Posted 03/04/2008 18:23:04 | |
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| Cloudyshin O'Watra (03/04/2008)
I'd love to get in by the back door.Perv!
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| | | Posted 03/04/2008 18:25:04 | |
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| Most natural thing in the world Slart. Just ask a priest.
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| | | Posted 04/04/2008 03:14:15 | |
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| I find getting in through the back door as a sense of achievement, not the easiest thing to do these days.
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| | | Posted 04/04/2008 08:33:13 | |
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| Miggs (04/04/2008)
I find getting in through the back door as a sense of achievement, not the easiest thing to do these days.
I used to be mad for it, had more than a few bad experiences (yeah, you can imagine) and only really do it on occasion now.
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| | | Posted 04/04/2008 11:24:43 | |
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| Danny's Studs (04/04/2008)
Miggs (04/04/2008)
I find getting in through the back door as a sense of achievement, not the easiest thing to do these days.I used to be mad for it, had more than a few bad experiences (yeah, you can imagine) and only really do it on occasion now. What? When the painters are at the front door?
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| Danny's Studs (04/04/2008)
Miggs (04/04/2008)
I find getting in through the back door as a sense of achievement, not the easiest thing to do these days.I used to be mad for it, had more than a few bad experiences (yeah, you can imagine) and only really do it on occasion now. Altogether too much information.
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